Steel type in PokéSurvivor
Everything the Steel type does in PokéSurvivor: which of the 18 types its moves punish, what shrugs them off, every Steel move you can build around, and the legendary arena that tests it.
- 3
- moves
- 3
- evolvable
- 61
- Pokémon
- 10
- legendaries
Attacking
Playing Steel on offence
Steel moves deal ×1.6 damage to these types.
dual types cap at ×2.4
Steel moves and their evolutions
3 of the game's 64 moves are {type} moves, and 3 of them can evolve.
Metal Claw
MeleeA steel swipe in an arc.
Evolves intoIron HeadPower
Flash Cannon
BeamA piercing beam of metallic light.
Evolves intoSteel BeamArmor
Meteor Mash
MeteorsTwo steel meteors that crush where they land.
Evolves intoMagnet BombPower
The kind tells you how the move is delivered, which matters as much as the type: an orbit defends your body, a beam kills one large target, a burst clears a crowd.
The Steel rift arena
Dual-type legendaries pick one of their types at random for the arena, so Steel Fortress is the home you will see roughly half the time when a Steel legendary opens a rift.
- Steel10 legendaries
Steel Fortress
An armoured fortress: high defence, so bring piercing and sustained damage.
Open the type chart →
Steel legendaries
10 legendaries can open a Steel rift, including the ones that only pass through this type on one half of a dual typing.
Steel partners
51 of the 966 partners are Steel in at least one of their types, not counting the legendaries listed above. Starters are marked, and every entry links back to the region it comes from.
#081MagnemiteElectricSteel
#082MagnetonElectricSteel
#205ForretressBugSteel
#208SteelixSteelGround
#212ScizorBugSteel
#227SkarmorySteelFlying
#303MawileSteelFairy
#304AronSteelRock
#305LaironSteelRock
#306AggronSteelRock
#374BeldumSteelPsychic
#375MetangSteelPsychic
#376MetagrossSteelPsychic
#395EmpoleonWaterSteel
#410ShieldonRockSteel
#411BastiodonRockSteel
#436BronzorSteelPsychic
#437BronzongSteelPsychic
#448LucarioFightingSteel
#462MagnezoneElectricSteel
#476ProbopassRockSteel
#530ExcadrillGroundSteel
#589EscavalierBugSteel
#597FerroseedGrassSteel
#598FerrothornGrassSteel
#599KlinkSteel
#600KlangSteel
#601KlinklangSteel
#624PawniardDarkSteel
#625BisharpDarkSteel
#632DurantBugSteel
#679HonedgeSteelGhost
#680DoubladeSteelGhost
#681AegislashSteelGhost
#707KlefkiSteelFairy
#777TogedemaruElectricSteel
#797CelesteelaSteelFlying
#798KartanaGrassSteel
#805StakatakaRockSteel
#823CorviknightFlyingSteel
#863PerrserkerSteel
#884DuraludonSteelDragon
#957TinkatinkFairySteel
#958TinkatuffFairySteel
#959TinkatonFairySteel
#965VaroomSteelPoison
#966RevavroomSteelPoison
#968OrthwormSteel
#983KingambitDarkSteel
#1000GholdengoSteelGhost
#1018ArchaludonSteelDragon
966 Pokémon · Pokédex →
Related types
Types that interact with Steel on the chart, on offence or defence, for whatever you build next.
Frequently asked questions
Is the Steel type good in PokéSurvivor?
It has 3 moves to build around, 3 of which evolve, and it hits 3 of the 18 types for ×1.6. That is enough range to carry a run, provided you keep a second answer for anything that resists it.
What are Steel moves super effective against?
Ice, Rock, Fairy. Against a dual-type target those multipliers multiply up to the ×2.4 cap, which is the largest damage bonus the game allows.
What is Steel weak against?
Moves of these types deal ×1.6 to Steel Pokémon: Fire, Fighting, Ground. At the other end, Steel takes only ×0.6 from Normal, Grass, Ice, Poison, Flying, Psychic, Bug, Rock, Dragon, Steel, Fairy, so those are the matchups you can ignore.
Which Steel moves should I choose?
Metal Claw, Flash Cannon, Meteor Mash. As a rule, take one crowd-clearing move and one single-target move, then add a stat or utility slot once your damage is stable.
Which legendary guards the Steel arena?
Steel Fortress is the {type} rift arena, and the legendaries that can open it are Registeel, Jirachi, Dialga, Heatran, Cobalion, Genesect, Solgaleo, Magearna. A win is always worth ×10 gacha tickets.
- GuideControls on PC and phone, levelling, evolutions, builds, enemy behaviour, rifts, economy and co-op — plus the habits that extend a run.Read the guide →
- PokédexAll 966 partners with types, region, starter and legendary flags, searchable and filterable, each one linked to its type pages.Open the Pokédex →
- Legendaries & arenasThe 18 rift arenas with their terrain, and all 87 legendaries that can open them — plus a checklist to run before you step through.See the arenas →
- Moves64 moves and 59 evolutions, with the delivery kind, the effect, the card each evolution needs and what the evolved form gains.Browse moves →
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